Mennonite pastor dies in Colombian bombing
December 16, 2004
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Javier Segura, the 31-year-old pastor of a Mennonite church located in the La Victoria neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, died instantly Nov. 28
Vietnamese Mennonites receive prison sentences
December 9, 2004
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City handed out harsh sentences to six Vietnamese Mennonite church workers in
Fifth Methodist denomination joins commission
December 9, 2004
DALLAS, Texas — A fifth Methodist body has joined an ongoing effort to foster cooperation among black and white Methodists. The little-known Union American Methodist
Lutheran seminary names first female president
December 9, 2004
BERKELEY, Calif. — The newly named president of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif., will be the first woman to lead a Lutheran seminary
AFA, others launch boycott of Procter & Gamble
December 9, 2004
Focus on the Family and the American Family Association (AFA) have launched a boycott of Procter & Gamble (P&G) targeting such products as Crest toothpaste,
Florida court rules against voucher program
December 9, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida state appeals court ruled Nov. 12 that the state’s school-voucher program is unconstitutional because it provides funding to religious schools.
Senate Democrats elect pro-life minority leader
December 9, 2004
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, whose party officially supports abortion rights, have elected an abortion opponent as their leader. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans, whose party officially opposes
Presbyterian Church (USA) fires two officials
December 9, 2004
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Two officials of the Presbyterian Church (USA) who were part of a controversial delegation that met with Hezbollah officials in Lebanon have
